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Old March 23rd, 2009, 04:52 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,alt.activism.death-penalty
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Default Dutch to return Ghana king's head



John Rennie wrote:

"Earl Evleth" wrote in message
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On 22/03/09 22:16, in article
, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:

Badu Bonsu II, leader of the Ashanti tribe, is believed to have been
decapitated in retaliation for the killing of two Dutch emissaries.


Ashanti's were a warrior tribe who the Brits a hard time too.
A tough bunch.


Will the Ghananians return the Dutch officials' heads?

When they are done with the evening's soup.


--
"Now, boys, we got three engines out; we got more holes in us than
a horse trader's mule; the radio's gone and we're leakin' fuel, and
if we's flying any lower, why, we'd need sleigh bells on this
thing. But we got one little budge on them Rooskies, at this
height, why, they might harpoon us but they dang sure ain't gonna
spot us on no radar screen."
-Major Kong, "Dr Strangelove", channeling president Obama's State
of the Union speech.